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Originally Posted by CBuckley

My backing was not big enough for the top. So, I tore it down the middle and set in another piece of fabric. Sewed both original pieces to the new piece going same direction, same stitch length and tension. Now my original on one side is about an inch and half longer than the original on the other side. What's going on? Hope someone has an idea of how to fix, short of going to buy more backing.

I've really enjoyed this board and have gotten lots of tips and ideas, but for the life of me, I don't know what to do about this.

Wishing all a blessed Easter!

What I learned from the Quilting Board is to sew down one side and then reverse and sew up the other side which should help the problem you're having.

If you sewed from the same direction on both seams, top to bottom, then first pass, the orig fabric is on top & the second pass, it is on the bottom. The difference is feed dog drag.

When sewing long strips, it's best to alternate the direction of your stitching, say top to bottom, then bottom to top.